Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2026)

I’m an AI & Python Engineer focused on building full-stack backend systems, scalable APIs, and production-ready AI applications.

I specialize in turning complex ideas into real systems—whether that’s backend architecture, cloud services, or AI-powered applications using LLMs and agent-based workflows.

I’ve built and shipped systems ranging from high-scale backend platforms processing tens of millions of events, to multi-agent AI research tools and RAG-based knowledge systems.

I like clean architecture, predictable systems, and code that doesn’t fight you at 2 AM.

Core focus areas: • AI systems (LLMs, RAG, multi-agent workflows) • Python backend development (Django, FastAPI) • API design & system architecture • Scalable cloud systems (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes) • Databases & performance optimization (PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB) • Full-stack application development

If you need something simple, I can build it fast. If you need something complex, I can make it understandable, scalable, and maintainable.

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: TypeScript, JavaScript, React, NodeJS, Claude, Codex.

Résumé/CV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O7hXmGT3XawEdpsW7A-G5cVEfDI...

Email: algus.dark@gmail.com

I'm a Mexican Software engineer living in Japan with 15+ years of experience building production web applications across fintech, healthcare, and global marketplaces. My recent work has focused on React, TypeScript, complex UI systems, performance, accessibility, and internal experimentation platforms.

Happy to connect for work.

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Infrastructure, Backend, AI-Applications, enough frontend for prototyping.

Résumé/CV: https://resume.taf.codes/resume.pdf

Email: inquiries@taf.codes

Experienced Generalist Engineer, 12 years in startups and early-stage companies. Twice a founding-engineer. Current interests include Elixir, GIS, applied AI, and alternative data. Open to contracting and employment. If you have an idea, I can build it. If you have a prototype, I can scale it. If you have a vibe-coded or legacy nightmare, I can untangle it.

I write at https://taf.codes. Most recently I've been working on a trends analysis system for podcasts. I've transcribed hundreds of millions of words of podcast audio, embedded it, and can make breakdowns of topic prevalence by-time and across podcast feeds. I'm currently working on speeding up transcription with spot-GPUs, and speeding up analytical queries using a columnar data store. Initially that might use DuckDB, but I think I can do it significantly faster with a custom NUMA-sharded vector-scan kernel. Some discussion and examples here: https://taf.codes/2026/05/03/podcasts-2-trends.html

Happy to discuss work for hire, and to connect with anyone having complementary capabilities.

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Python, FastAPI, Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Pydantic, MongoDB, Supabase, Gemini API, Framer Motion, Vercel, Railway

Resume/CV: www.linkedin.com/in/fraol-ashebir-218b89239/

Email: fraolashebir84@gmail.com

I build AI-powered web products with typed, auditable backends.

Open to remote contract or full-time work.

AppealMD — AI agent that turns dental insurance denials into payer-specific appeal letters in under 30 seconds. Built as 3 explicit steps (classify -> match payer rule -> generate) instead of one monolithic prompt. Pydantic validation on every AI output stage — if a required field is missing, the API raises immediately rather than shipping a malformed letter. No PHI stored. Live: getappealmd.vercel.app

Briefr — AI research agent that returns cited reports in seconds. Citations pulled from grounding metadata directly, not generated by the model. Migrated from deprecated google-generativeai to google-genai mid-build and revalidated grounding behavior. Live: briefr-ai.vercel.app

GetDodos — Full-stack tutoring platform with Stripe, session management, and document handling. Most technically complex of the three. Live: getdodos.com

I avoid abstractions I can't audit. I make product decisions, not just implementation decisions.